Husband. Dad. Lifelong Mainer. Running to bring accountability back to Congress and make life more affordable for working-class Mainers.https://bsky.app/profile/dunlapforcongress.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/dunlapforcongress.bsky.social/post/3mvqi6aw2ih2pWhat’s best for our elders is best for everyone, and I’ll fight every single day to lower your costs and protect Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security. https://www.pressherald.com/2026/09/17/making-maine-affordable-for-all-means-starting-with-seniors-matt-dunlap/17 Sep 2026 20:21 +0000at://did:plc:dktfv2kan33h5rkcphwspctm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvqi6aw2ih2phttps://bsky.app/profile/dunlapforcongress.bsky.social/post/3mvqdmohgel2zThrowback Thursday, LePage Edition: in 2014, LePage's own administration called Social Security "welfare, pure and simple." As governor he also fought and then blocked funding for senior housing that nearly 70% of Mainers voted for, and backed the largest Medicaid cuts in history. Mainers remember.17 Sep 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:dktfv2kan33h5rkcphwspctm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvqdmohgel2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/dunlapforcongress.bsky.social/post/3mvpzxyg5rd2bI sat down with the Maine Medical Association for a town hall on health care, one of the biggest issues facing Mainers. They invited Paul LePage too. He didn't show up. If he won't show up to talk about health care with the people who provide it, how can you trust him with yours?17 Sep 2026 16:07 +0000at://did:plc:dktfv2kan33h5rkcphwspctm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvpzxyg5rd2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/dunlapforcongress.bsky.social/post/3mvpm7m3x2t2pI've always made it a priority to be accessible to the people I represent. That's why I'm holding town halls across the district. 📅 Belfast on September 17th 📅 Auburn on September 21st 📅 Ellsworth on October 6th Sign up at https://www.mobilize.us/dunlapforcongress/17 Sep 2026 12:01 +0000at://did:plc:dktfv2kan33h5rkcphwspctm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvpm7m3x2t2phttps://bsky.app/profile/dunlapforcongress.bsky.social/post/3mvnxxewv6b24Maine has the highest share of residents over 65 in the country, and too many are stretched thin on fixed incomes. I'm fighting to protect Social Security, expand senior housing and elder care, and get Medicare to cover hearing aids and eyeglasses. Our seniors deserve dignity.16 Sep 2026 20:26 +0000at://did:plc:dktfv2kan33h5rkcphwspctm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvnxxewv6b24https://bsky.app/profile/dunlapforcongress.bsky.social/post/3mvn74znt4h23$2 million from Elon. $4.4 million in dark money nobody can trace. It really is a rich man's world for Paul LePage. Help us fight back, every dollar counts: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dunlap_web16 Sep 2026 13:02 +0000at://did:plc:dktfv2kan33h5rkcphwspctm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvn74znt4h23https://bsky.app/profile/dunlapforcongress.bsky.social/post/3mvn3q5f4dm2e📢 Androscoggin County 📢 I'll be at the Auburn Senior Community Center on Monday. Come talk with me about the issues that matter most to your family, I want to hear from you directly. Hope to see you there! 🔗 Sign up at https://www.mobilize.us/dunlapforcongress/event/1016623/16 Sep 2026 12:01 +0000at://did:plc:dktfv2kan33h5rkcphwspctm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvn3q5f4dm2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/dunlapforcongress.bsky.social/post/3mvlq4h4hf62vI won't keep pouring your tax dollars into a war abroad while families here choose between heating their homes and feeding their kids. Heating oil is already $5.15 a gallon in Maine. That money needs to come home.15 Sep 2026 23:00 +0000at://did:plc:dktfv2kan33h5rkcphwspctm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvlq4h4hf62vhttps://bsky.app/profile/dunlapforcongress.bsky.social/post/3mvl6v4w7ws2v🚨 New poll results are in: this race is tied, 49% to 49%. #ME02 is a dead heat, and this seat is absolutely winnable. But a tie doesn't win elections, votes do. 🗳️ Chip in today and help us close this out: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dunlap_web15 Sep 2026 17:52 +0000at://did:plc:dktfv2kan33h5rkcphwspctm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvl6v4w7ws2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/dunlapforcongress.bsky.social/post/3mvl3yuoxcy2wEvery corner of this district matters. From Skowhegan to Mount Vernon to Bangor, I’ve been sitting down with neighbors, hearing what's weighing on them, and talking about what it'll take to actually get Washington working for Maine again. I'll keep showing up all the way to November and beyond.15 Sep 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:dktfv2kan33h5rkcphwspctm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvl3yuoxcy2whttps://bsky.app/profile/dunlapforcongress.bsky.social/post/3mviywz2ibi2b50 days until Election Day. Every call, every door, every conversation matters more now than ever. Help us reach the voters who will decide this race 👇️14 Sep 2026 21:00 +0000at://did:plc:dktfv2kan33h5rkcphwspctm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mviywz2ibi2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/dunlapforcongress.bsky.social/post/3mviqztkyua2oEarned a rare A+ rating from the Sportsman's Alliance of Maine, one of five Democrats to do so this cycle. LePage ignored SAM in 2022, then attacked them for noting he hadn't participated. He's also been criticized for blocking Land for Maine's Future funding. That's not who sportsmen deserve in DC14 Sep 2026 18:39 +0000at://did:plc:dktfv2kan33h5rkcphwspctm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mviqztkyua2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/dunlapforcongress.bsky.social/post/3mviiaez6kg2s📢 Belfast 📢 I'll be at the Troy A. Howard Middle School with candidate for state representative Madison Cook on Thursday. Come talk with me about the issues that matter most to your family, I want to hear from you directly. Hope to see you there! 🔗 Sign up at https://www.mobilize.us/dunlapforcongress/event/1016619/14 Sep 2026 16:01 +0000at://did:plc:dktfv2kan33h5rkcphwspctm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mviiaez6kg2shttps://bsky.app/profile/dunlapforcongress.bsky.social/post/3mvi2thkxc22zElon Musk just added our race to his targets, and his money is already being spent attacking me. I don't ask lightly, but will you chip in whatever you can today to help us fight back? 👇️ https://secure.actblue.com/donate/matt-dunlap-social-musk14 Sep 2026 12:01 +0000at://did:plc:dktfv2kan33h5rkcphwspctm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvi2thkxc22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/dunlapforcongress.bsky.social/post/3mvglt43ibu2mThank you to everyone who stopped to chat at the @UMaine tailgate. Great conversations, great energy, and a great way to kick off football season. Go Black Bears! @troyjackson20713 Sep 2026 22:00 +0000at://did:plc:dktfv2kan33h5rkcphwspctm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvglt43ibu2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/dunlapforcongress.bsky.social/post/3mvdmy4koda22Spent the morning in Lewiston for the opening of a new field office, meeting volunteers and neighbors ready to get to work. This is what grassroots organizing looks like.12 Sep 2026 17:43 +0000at://did:plc:dktfv2kan33h5rkcphwspctm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvdmy4koda22https://bsky.app/profile/dunlapforcongress.bsky.social/post/3mvbrlnsm5t2rWishing peace and happiness to my Jewish friends and neighbors as they enter the new year. Shana Tova!12 Sep 2026 00:00 +0000at://did:plc:dktfv2kan33h5rkcphwspctm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvbrlnsm5t2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/dunlapforcongress.bsky.social/post/3mvamjecddm2p25 years ago, a great tragedy struck our nation. We will never forget those who lost their lives, including the firefighters, police officers, and first responders who ran toward danger to save others. We honor their service and sacrifice today and always.11 Sep 2026 12:56 +0000at://did:plc:dktfv2kan33h5rkcphwspctm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvamjecddm2phttps://bsky.app/profile/dunlapforcongress.bsky.social/post/3mv6p7wo4al23Throwback Thursday, LePage Edition: In 2015, LePage threatened to pull funding from a charter school unless they fired his political rival, Mark Eves. When asked if he did it, he said outright: "Yeah, I did. If I could, I would." Maine deserves better than leaders who use kids as political leverage.10 Sep 2026 18:40 +0000at://did:plc:dktfv2kan33h5rkcphwspctm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6p7wo4al23https://bsky.app/profile/dunlapforcongress.bsky.social/post/3mv6j6waba42vStanding in our state capital, talking with Mainers about health care, the cost of living, and what they need from their next Congressman, it's a reminder of why I'm running. Thank you, Augusta, for a great conversation.10 Sep 2026 16:52 +0000at://did:plc:dktfv2kan33h5rkcphwspctm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6j6waba42vhttps://bsky.app/profile/dunlapforcongress.bsky.social/post/3mv44ezrhxx2mI'm challenging Paul LePage to four debates across Maine. He hasn't confirmed any. Zero town halls, dodged questions on Iran, skipped candidate forums. If you can't answer tough questions, you have no business running for Congress. 🔗 https://mainemorningstar.com/2026/09/09/dunlap-proposes-four-debates-against-lepage/09 Sep 2026 17:57 +0000at://did:plc:dktfv2kan33h5rkcphwspctm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv44ezrhxx2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/dunlapforcongress.bsky.social/post/3mv3iizfwdf2eI grew up on a farm in Hancock County, worked mill floors, kitchens, and bars before public service. I can't stay quiet while neighbors reach for blankets to stay warm because heating oil costs are spiking. My first priority in Congress: lowering costs for you and your family. Watch our new ad 📺️ 👇️09 Sep 2026 12:01 +0000at://did:plc:dktfv2kan33h5rkcphwspctm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv3iizfwdf2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/dunlapforcongress.bsky.social/post/3mv2djxzlng22If you've locked in your heating oil contract, you already know prices are through the roof. No family should have to choose between staying warm and putting food on the table. We need real solutions that lower costs and ensure affordable energy for everyone. Here's a start: end the war in Iran.09 Sep 2026 01:00 +0000at://did:plc:dktfv2kan33h5rkcphwspctm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv2djxzlng22https://bsky.app/profile/dunlapforcongress.bsky.social/post/3muzr4le5dd2pCapped off Labor Day weekend with the Eastern Maine Labor Council, meeting the hardworking men and women who keep this state running. Paul LePage has spent his career siding with corporations over labor. I'll always show up for organized labor, not just when it's politically convenient.08 Sep 2026 19:30 +0000at://did:plc:dktfv2kan33h5rkcphwspctm/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzr4le5dd2phttps://bsky.app/profile/dunlapforcongress.bsky.social/post/3muz3uqlblm2rGreat evening at the Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine annual banquet. I’ve been a sportsman my whole life and it was the honor of my life to run SAM as its Executive Director. There is no one else on this ballot who will fight for sportsmen like I will.08 Sep 2026 13:10 +0000at://did:plc:dktfv2kan33h5rkcphwspctm/app.bsky.feed.post/3muz3uqlblm2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/dunlapforcongress.bsky.social/post/3muwkug3msf2mLabor Day didn't start as a holiday, it started as a fight. Spending this weekend with the Central and Eastern Maine Labor Councils, because the fight for fair wages and dignity on the job is still worth having. That's why I'll champion policies like the PRO Act, to help workers organize.07 Sep 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:dktfv2kan33h5rkcphwspctm/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwkug3msf2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/dunlapforcongress.bsky.social/post/3murnaqcvaw2mKicked off the weekend at the Blue Hill Fair in my home county of Hancock, talking with neighbors and hearing what's on their minds this year. I've been coming to this fair since I was a kid, piled in the truck with my parents and all us kids. There's nothing quite like fair season in Maine.05 Sep 2026 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:dktfv2kan33h5rkcphwspctm/app.bsky.feed.post/3murnaqcvaw2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/dunlapforcongress.bsky.social/post/3muow6kacmi2zMaine wouldn't be Maine without its wildlife. Moose in the North Woods, loons on our lakes, lobster off our coast, entire communities and traditions are built around them. On National Wildlife Day, protecting their habitats means protecting who we are.04 Sep 2026 12:01 +0000at://did:plc:dktfv2kan33h5rkcphwspctm/app.bsky.feed.post/3muow6kacmi2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/dunlapforcongress.bsky.social/post/3munh6kwibq27Paul LePage can't keep his story straight on tariffs. "All for" them on Fox News. Wants them gone "as quick as possible" with the Chamber. Depends who's listening. I've been consistent: tariffs are a tax on Mainers, hitting groceries and gas. I'll vote to repeal them on day one.03 Sep 2026 22:00 +0000at://did:plc:dktfv2kan33h5rkcphwspctm/app.bsky.feed.post/3munh6kwibq27https://bsky.app/profile/dunlapforcongress.bsky.social/post/3munds5vrtm2gI stand with the nurses at Central Maine Medical Center. They're fighting for your family's right to safe, quality health care, and for working conditions that allow them to give every patient the very best care. Healthcare workers deserve real protection, and patients deserve real care.03 Sep 2026 21:00 +0000at://did:plc:dktfv2kan33h5rkcphwspctm/app.bsky.feed.post/3munds5vrtm2g